Bottle cap



March 22 1927. A. C BOOTH BOTTLE CAP v Fild Jan. 16, 1926 Aza 5005/2,

ATTORNEY ITNES:

Patented Mar. 22 1927..

UNITED STATES ALBA O. BOOTH, OF BURLINGTON, VERMONT ASSIGNOR 0F ONEFOURTH T0 F M. 00011, 01 BURLINGTON, VERMONT.

PATENT oFFIcai BOTTLE GAP.

Application filed January 16, 1926. Serial No. 81,?89.

This invention relates to improvements in bottle closures, with which acrimped cap is usually employed, theinvention having for its object, theprovision of a structure to per-' is clamped a disk of suitable materialto per- 10 mit of itsbeing severed or otherwise destroyed, to removethat portion of the disk lying between the openings of the cap andwasher, with a view of providing an unobstructed passage for thedischarge of the contents of the bottle, the openings in the cap andwasher being of substantially'the same'diameteras the interior diameterof the neck of the bottle for this purpose.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention further includesthe following novel features and details of construction, to behereinafter more fully. described, illustrated in the accompanyingdrawing and pointed out in the appended claim.

In the drawing: 7

Figure 1 is a top plan view of abottle showqng my present inventionapplied there to. t

Figure 2 is a sectional view taken on line 22 of Figure 1. a

Referring to the drawing in detail, wherein like characters of referencedenote corres onding parts, the reference character 10 in lcates abottle. having a neck 11 with the conventional form of bead /12extending around the peripherythereof, all of the above being of theusual and well known construction and forming no partof the p'esentapplication for Letters Patent but ing merely shown for purposes of.illustration in bringing forward the-novel advantages of the aboveentitled invention.

In carrying out my invention I provide the conventional form of bottlecap 113 ecured in the usual manner to the bead '12 provided uponthe'neck. Said cap. in addition includes an opening 1: registering withthe bore or passagrlasfivay 111th? neck 11 of the bottle 10. A 16 ispositioned upon the under side of the bottle cap 13 and exposed to theopening 14 in the cap and havmg its under side and marginal edgesrestannnnrcx 'ing upon the'upper side of an annular packing ring in theform of a cork gasket 15 which engages the periphery ofthe bottle neck11. Said disk 16 is formed of some de structible material, and in thisinstance of celluloid, wherebythe latter may be readily and easilypunched or broken in withdrawmg or extracting the contents of the bottledescription and accompanying drawing, that thls invention provides anexceedingly use fill and advantageous bottle cap which ow-' 4 mg to theconstruction thereof may be. manufactured at a very low cost andconsequently be used upon all-types and forms of bot- It will thus benoted from the foregoingties. The disk is interposed to permit de'str'uction, being preferably formed of celluloid, whereby any suitableinstrument utili'zed in either punching or. cutting out the diskconsequently obviates the necessity of using a bottle opener whichusually chips the head 12 formed upon-the neck 11 of the bottle 10 muchto the discomfort of the user. The invention is susceptible of variouschanges in its form. proportions and minor details of construction, andthe right is herein reserved to make such changes as properly fallwithin the scope'of the ap-. pended claim,

described my invention what iselaimed is A bottle closure comprising awasher Having adapted to repose upon the mouth of the bottle and havinga central openin a crimped cap adapted'to embrace the neo of the bottleand having a central opening ooextensive with the opening in saidwasher,

a disk of readilydestruotible material interpo'sed between the cap andwasher and clamped therebetween, and adapted to have its entire areaequivalent to the size ofthe opening in the cap to be removed toprovidew an unobstructed passage for the contents of the bottle, and saidopenings in the cap and washer having diameters equal to the inte-- riordiameter of the neck of the bottle.

ALBA C.

